15:45 Vaal

Wednesday 17 April 2024

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 23 April Fm 68 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 57.33s

(12)

Princess Lola¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: R Danielson| T: Roy Magner| C

33/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. 9/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 765-217

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(11)

Lil Miss Moneybags⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Nirvan Nastili⁽⁹⁾| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 16/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 48 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 267-438

(8)

Dakota Cat^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Denis Schwarz| T: Kobus Roux| C

40/1

Course winner. 40/1, last of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 18 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 2700-09

(5)

Vathomvlaffie⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Corne Spies| D

50/1

Winner at Greyville in March. Last of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 50/1) 8 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 566100

(6)

Golden Chandelier⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Calvin Habib| T: Tony Peter| D

4/1

Latest win at Greyville in March. 3/1, third of 4 in minor event at this C&D (good to soft) 8 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 6-53113

(9)

Galla Vanting⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Khumalo| T: Lorenzo Karriem| D

16/1

14/1, last of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (5f, good) 48 days ago.

Form: 6886-69

(15)

Fennec Fox¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Philasande Mxoli| T: Robyn Klaasen| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 25/2, last of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 125 days. First run for yard after leaving H. Van Der Westhuizen.

Form: 405880-

(10)

Southern Style⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Trent Mayhew⁽⁹⁾| T: Craig Mayhew| C

28/1

Course winner. One win from 31 Flat runs. Fourteenth of 18 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 16/1) 41 days ago.

Form: 108-630

(14)

Pinatubo²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Kaidan Brewer| T: Robyn Klaasen| D

6/1

33/10, won 8-runner minor event at Turffontein (5f, good) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Well treated.

Form: 1

(13)

Red Carpet Girl⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jeffery Syster| T: Fanie Bronkhorst| BF| C

3/1

Course winner. Latest win at Turffontein in February. Creditable third of 9 in minor event at this C&D (good to soft, 5/2) 6 days ago.

Form: 7-86213

(1)

Simply Magic⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Brett Crawford

11/4

One win from 22 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Below form ninth of 18 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 8/1) 41 days ago.

Form: 7-25559

(4)

Smelting^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Siyanda Sosibo| T: Bridget Stidolph

18/1

One win from 62 Flat runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2023. 14/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Turffontein (6f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 93-4528

(7)

Della's Sword²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Malesela Katjedi| T: Brett Crawford| D

10/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, fifth of 18 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 29 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 5048-35

Non-Runners

(2)

Out The Mist⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D Gray St John J: Hennie Greyling

(3)

Wilkies¹⁷⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: D Gray St John J: Diego De Gouveia

Forecasts

Simply Magic (11/4), Red Carpet Girl (3/1), Golden Chandelier (4/1), Pinatubo (6/1), Della's Sword (10/1), Lil Miss Moneybags (10/1), Galla Vanting (16/1), Fennec Fox (18/1), Smelting (18/1), Out The Mist (20/1), Wilkies (25/1), Southern Style (28/1), Princess Lola (33/1), Dakota Cat (40/1), Vathomvlaffie (50/1)

GOLDEN CHANDELIER makes most appeal. Pinatubo is the pick of the rest, while Smelting edges it for third.